Sonocaddie V350 manual

User ’ s Guide Ⓒ 2010 Sonostar Inc. V .350.03_E[...]

1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing the Sonocadd ie V350 Series. It is the easiest a nd most advanced gol f GPS device available today with its intu itive and user-friendly d esign that includes many helpful functions a nd mult iple ways of navigating. This User’s Guide provides you with simple to understand instructions for op erating your n[...]

2 your computer . Accessories: You shoul d have received the following items with your Sonocaddie package: Sonocaddie V 350/ V350 Plus, Mi ni USB Cabl e, Rechargeable Battery, User ’s Guide, Quick Gu ide, Belt Clip, AC Charger Wall Adaptor, and Carry Pouch. Important Notice: Please r ead and follow the guidelines below. Failure to do so may resul[...]

3 ¾ Sonocaddi e should not be use d while drivi ng any vehicle including golf ca rts. Always place Sonocaddie in a secure place t o avoid any impact whic h could ca use damage t o it. ¾ The USB cable provided is solely for the use of Sonocaddie devices (see the accessory list). Do not connect any othe r cable for data transfer as this could damag[...]

4 accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which c ould affect the accuracy and perform ance of all GPS equipment . ¾ Sonocaddie has a built-in GPS antenna at the top of the devi ce. This antenna should face upward to gai n the best signal s and shoul d not be covered with anythi ng as this m ay affect the quality of reception an[...]

5 T able of Contents Chapter 1 - Getting Started 8 Chapter 2 – Introductio n 10 2.1 Sonoca ddie Features 11 2.2 Navigati on 12 2.3 Sonoca ddie V350 Series Main Screen 12 2.3.1 Me nu Item s (The applicable c hapter sections are n oted in parent hesis.) 13 2.3.2 Scree n Displa y Items 14 Chapter 3 - Before Starting a Game 15 3.1 Adjust t he Sonoca [...]

6 Chapter 5 – U sing the So nocaddie V350 Seri es during a Round 30 5.1 View the Green Close-Up 31 5.2 Track Yo ur Game Feature 32 5.2.1 Sh ot Track 33 5.2.2 Aut o Track 34 5.3 Measure your Shot Distance 35 5.4 Use the Digital Scorecard 36 Chapter 6 – Editing an Ex isting Course 38 6.1 Unde rstanding t he Edit Screen 39 6.2 Edit an E xisting Ta[...]

7 8.2 Use the V350 Series S oftware to Re view Information 51 8.2.1 Manage Course Inform ation under the MyCourse Ta b 54 8.2.2 Manage Course Inform ation under the MyFolder Tab 54 Appendices 56 Frequentl y Asked Questions (F AQs) 57 Regulatory Agency Compliance 62[...]

8 Chapter 1 - G etting S tarted Before using the S onocaddie V350 Series for the first time, char ge the battery for at least 4 hours. Under normal conditions, a full battery charge may take up to 4 hours if t he device is turned of f, and longer if it is turned on for u se. T o charge the V350 Series, remove the back cove r and insert the supplied[...]

9 longer “Backlight” du rations in the Settings will drain the batt ery quicker . Y ou can c onfirm the remaining battery level with the V350 Series on-screen batte ry gauge. ( F i g . 1 , 2 ) ( F i g . 3 ) Register Your Membership & Unlock Unit Important! (For V350 unit only) Please re gister your membership once you received Sonocaddie V3[...]

10 the unit co nnected. Sonocaddie V350 can be op erated without registr ation for the first fi ve times under Basic V iew (icon mode) onl y . For any othe r color course layout downloads, pl ease register and upgrade your membership. Chapter 2 – Introducti on The Sonocaddie V350 Series has m any unique and useful features to he lp you earn your [...]

11 ⑦ 5-way key: Left/Right/Up/Down/ Select & Save ⑧ Mini-USB Cable & Charging Port ⑨ GPS Ante nna ⑩ Belt Clip Hook ⑪ Battery Cover record 100 scorecards, an d track the golf shot locations for up to 100 rounds. 2.1 Sonocaddi e Features ① P o w e r b u t t o n ② Scorecard button ③ Left soft key ④ Right soft key ⑤ ESC/ bac[...]

12 2.2 Naviga ti o n Navigating the Sonocaddie is simple. All functions are available from the main screen usi ng the front panel soft keys . In additi on, the left an d right si de buttons provide a quick way to access freque ntly used features. z 5-Way Key – use the 5-Way key (#7) to move the screen cursor and select menu item s. Press the up/d[...]

13 press the Pow er button again for 3 seconds, or select “OFF” from the “MAIN” s creen. When the “Shutdown Now?” screen appears, press “YES” with the right soft key. 2.3.1 Menu Items ( The applicable c hapter secti ons are noted in parenthesis . ) y GPS Status: Use this feature to get detailed information about satellite reception.[...]

14 y Settings: Use this feat ure to customize the Sonocaddie set tings to yo ur individual preferences. (3.1) y My Course: Use this feature to select a cours e to play from the list of courses yo u downloaded. ( 4.1) y Auto Search: Use this feature to search the available courses in the specific distance. (4.1.1) y Course List: Use this feat ure to[...]

15 Chapter 3 - B efore Star ting a Game 3.1 Adjust the Sonocad die V350 Series Settings The Sonocaddie has ten settings to custo mize your device. Follow these steps to change the sett ings; 1) Select “SETTINGS” from the “M AIN” screen. 2) Press the up/down bu ttons on the 5-way key to scroll down through each settin g. 3) Press the left/ri[...]

16 1. LANGUAGE : English/ F rench/ De utsch/ Spanish / Japanese/ T raditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese 2. TIME ZONE : Please c hoose your correct time zone 3. DIST ANCE UNIT : Y ARD / METER/ MILE/ KILOMETER 4. THEMES : BLUE / PURPLE/ GREE N/ ORANGE 5. BRIGHTNESS : OFF/1/2/ 3/4/5 6. BACKLIGHT TIME : AL W A YS/ 15sec/ 30sec/ 60sec 7. AUTO TRACK : [...]

17 Instructions: St e p 1 . Please shut down all other programs and insert Sonoca ddie V 350 Series soft ware disk t o install. St e p 2 . Follow the instru ctions on setup wizard to finish the installation. St e p 3 . Once the installation has finished, pleas e go to the des ktop and click on the Sonocaddie V350 icon. *Note: If y our operati ng sy[...]

18 3 . Go back t o the desktop a nd click on the Sonocaddie V350 Series icon to pr oceed the softwar e. St e p 4 . The box below will appear if a newer software ve rsion has bee n released. Cli ck YES to update to the latest version. 3.2.1 Register Your Membership & Unlock Unit[...]

19 *Note: Y ou may use your V350 five times before you must r egister your membership. After five uses the V350 unit will be locked and remain in locked status until your re gistration is completed. T o register and unlock V350 please follow the instructions below . St e p 1 . After the software has been u pdated, please complete the Membership Reg[...]

20 St e p 3 . Log into th e software with your email address & password, a nd the V350 Series Management Screen will soon appear .[...]

21 St e p 4 . All registration and unit unlock pro cess (for V350 unit only) will ha ve been successfully completed w hen you see the bar runni ng between the graphics of device and PC. 3.3 Downloa d Co urse Step1. Lo g in membership to enter V350 Series Software. Important! Internet connectio n is required to log in V350 Series Software to access [...]

22 3.3.1 Manage Da ta in V350 Series Sof tw a r e A. Informatio n bar: User ’ s name/ T ype of Membership Plan/ Mem bership V alid Period/ Registered Co untry B. SonoCourse T a b: Links to Sonoc addie database for dow nloading course data. Steps to download course data: Step 1.Please select the Country and S tate, enter t he Course Name then pres[...]

23 you wish to download, and press “ Download ↓＂ button to transfer the cou rse(s) to your Sonocaddie V350 Series. C. My Course: When linki ng with V350 Se ries device, t he course data/ scorecard record(s) on the device is rea dy to be uploaded, delet ed and revi ewe d (scorecard record only). Upload: Y ou can upload the course GP S (up to 3[...]

24 Satellite signal Accuracy 0 ～ 2 None 3 ～ 5 Poor 5 ～ 6 Fair 6 ～ 8 Good 8 ～ 10 V ery good >10 Optimal T ip: S electing “SA TELLITE” fr om th e “MAIN’ scr een displays a screen with detailed satellite r eception information. Refer t o the Appe ndix at the end of this guide for an explanati on of this scr een. 4.1 S tart with E [...]

25 arrange the order of co urses by distance or by course name. Y ou must select a COURSE and a HOLE first. Then, SCORECARD function a nd REFERENCE POINT function ca n be used. (Note: This function can only be activated when there is GPS reception.)[...]

26 4.1.2 Sear ch Courses fr om Course List Select “COURSE LIST” from “Main” menu to enter the searching function . Th ere are two methods for you to search y our course fro m available courses preloaded i n the device: 1. By Country: All the course s are listed by country . Y ou can find your course by selecting “Country”, “State” a[...]

27 For above two functions to search the cou rse, if you want to edit the selected course, by pressing “COPY”, the selected course will be copied into MY COURSE fo r you to edit the refere nce points. 4.2 Select the First Hole First you must select the starting hole manually . The “Auto-Hole” feature then aut omatically advances the device [...]

28 green-side ic ons on the Hole -Info screen are visual markers only and provi de no dist ance reading. T o return to the Hole-Layout screen , select “MORE and “LA YOUT” with the right soft key . Also selectin g “GREEN” with the left so ft key displays the fu ll green. Important: If a Color Layout for a specific course is not yet availab[...]

29 ＊ Note: For som e courses that have two gree ns on one hole these icons provide distance for t he extra green. Stat us explanation Sym bol Bunker Front/ Back W ater Front/ Back (includes major w ater hazards) ＊ 2 nd Green Front/ 2 nd Green Back Creek (include s: river , ditch an d stream) Tr a p T ree (includes: shrubbery and forest) Hills L[...]

30 4.4 Carryin g t he Son o caddie V350 Series Conveniently attach th e belt clip to your belt or clothing. Slide the hook on the back of the Sonocaddie V350 Series into th e clip until you hear a “click” sound. To remove the So nocaddie, press the button on top of the clip down and slide Sonocaddie up ward out of the clip. You ca n also attach[...]

31 a course to play , you are ready to start using all these features. When you ar e playing a hole and you need the distance to the gree n or other ta rgets simply pull out your S onocaddie V350 Series to see all the distances you need on its color scree n. T ip: Hitting any key on the device turns on the screen backlight fe atur e on for easier v[...]

32 5.2 T rack Y our Game Fe atur e The Sonocaddie V350 Series has two features to track your game; “Shot T rac k” records your specific shot locations and “Auto T rack” automatically tracks your route around th e course. Y ou can then go back at a later time and revie w your stored T racks from your Sonocaddie V350 Series on the full-col or[...]

33 Import ant: Shot T rack and Au to T rack only w ork if the course has a “Color Layo ut” and you ar e located on a pa rticular hole on that course with the W alking Gol fer sym bol visible on the scree n. 5.2.1 Sho t Track Shot T r ack remembers all the ball locations that you enter on each hole on the Hole-Layouts. Simply stand near the posi[...]

34 5.2.2 Auto Tr ack When set on, Auto T rack automatically records your actual route ar ound on the co urse on the Hole-Layouts as yo u play . Auto T r ack can be very useful when used wi th Sh ot T rack above. T o turn Auto T rack on, go to the “SETTINGS” screen, scroll down to “AUTO TRACK”, and choose “ON” with the left-right 5-way k[...]

35 5.3 Measure your Shot Dist ance The “Mark” feature provides a simple way to quickly m easure the length of any shot y ou make by measuring the distance between the start and end positions of the shot. It is available anyti me, except when yo u are on the Gr ee n Close-up screen. There are two ways to access this fe ature. The quic kest way i[...]

36 5.4 Use the Digital Scorecard 5.4 Use the Digital Scorecard The Sonocaddie V350 Seri es provides a digital scorecard to sc ore your pe rsonal round a nd can display an a nalysis of y our roun d. Two ty pes of scorecards are available. The “NORMAL” scorecard record s your strokes only by hole an d provides a total for th e front nine (out), b[...]

37 up/down key to enter y our strokes. P ress the “Escape” key to go back and So nocaddie automatically saves your scores, even if you turn it off. To make the Pr o scorecard yo ur default, g o to the “MAIN” screen, select “SETTINGS” , scroll down the list to “SCORECARD”, choose “PRO” with the left-right 5-way ke y, and press ?[...]

38 Chapter 6 – Editing an Exist ing Course W ith the Sonocaddie V350 Series, you can also make instant chan ges to the gi ven course information right on the spot. Courses are constan tly changing and s ometim es a target m ay have m oved since the GPS setting was recor ded. Or maybe you have specific tar gets you like to use whe n you play Legen[...]

39 certain courses or you noti ce that a distance reading is slightly off. W ith the Sonocaddie V350 Series, you can chan ge the course information on the go to suit your own preferen ces so you will always be playing with the m ost accurate and up-to-dat e distances. 6.1 Understanding the Edit Screen The information on each “Hol e-Layout” scre[...]

40 Hole-Layout screen since thi s view already provides a full-color , graphical view of the hole. 6.2 Edit a n Existi ng Target on a Hole The Edit feature is available any time you are playing a h ole from the “Hole-Layout” screen or “Hole-Info” screen. If you need to correct a distance reading or want to change a given tar get on the hole[...]

41 Repeat the process anytime you need t o change or update a tar get. Important: To use the Edit feature, you must be on the course and the Sonoc addie should have good satellite reception (six or more satellites). Step 1 : Select “MORE” with the right soft key and then select “EDIT” to view the E dit Screen. Step 2 : Stand at the target o[...]

42 you select record, the dist anc e rea ding changes t o “0” to indicate an accura te location. St e p 4 : Press “RECORD” with th e right soft key to insert the icon on the Edit Screen an d update this position permanently in your Sonocaddie V350 Series. The distance immediately changes to a “0” reading. If it does not, stand still and[...]

43 6.3 Add a New Target to a Hole T o add a new target, follow the editin g steps above, except in Ste p 2 stand at the new tar get on the hole and scroll to one of the th ree available locations in an empty row . Then follow S teps 3 & 4 to se lect and record a new target on the hole. T ip: T o make r eading di stanc es on Hole -Layout or Hole[...]

44 Chapter 7 – Managi n g Co urse Infor mation on the Sonocaddie V350 Series W ith the Sonocaddie V350 Series, you can easily rename or dele te any course, or map tar gets for a new course. 7.1 Delete a Course From the “MAIN” screen, select “MY COURSE” to see the Course List screen. Select a course and press “MORE” with the right s of[...]

45 list of options. Select either “DELET E” to delete the selected course or “DELETE ALL” to delete all courses in the course list. After the “Delete Course?” confirm ation screen appears, select “YES” with the right soft key to confirm, or “NO” with the left soft key t o go back. Sel ecting “YES” permanently deletes all th [...]

46 key with the sc reen keyboa rd to scroll bac k through the course name and edit it. After renaming the course, select “RECORD” with the right soft key to save the changes. 7.3 Create a New Course Creating a new course map work s just like the edit process in Chapter 6.2, except the Ed it Screen is blank when y ou start. By following t he ste[...]

47 and center key to ente r a selection. The backspace key ( § ) on the keyboard erases letters. When you are finished, press “RECORD” to sa ve the name. After you save the new c ourse name, the “Sel ect Hole” screen immediately appears. The ne w course name also automatically a ppe ars on your co urse list. 7.3.2 Map the Targe ts on the N[...]

48 per row on t he eight on/ off fairway rows, one fro nt green location and one bac k location, and two separate green-side icons. Step 3 : Press “SELECT” with the right soft key to view the “Icon Screen” for targets. Scroll to t he icon you want t o add for t hat hole and highlig ht it. (Re fer to Chapter 4.3 for Icon definitions ) St e p[...]

49 S tep 5 - Gr een T ar gets : T o set the front green location, stand at the front of the green , select the front green l ocation on t he Edit Screen, press “RECORD” and a “0” rea ding appears. Move to the back of the green, select the back green position, and press “RECORD” again. The de vice automatically calculates th e center loc[...]

50 Chapter 8 – R eview Stored I nformation after the Round If you used the Scorecard or T rack features during your round (see Cha pter 5.2 & 5 .4), you ca n review this inform ation anyt ime from your Sonocaddi e V350 Series device or upload it to your V350 Series Software for review later (For scorecard only). 8.1 Use the Sonocaddie V350 Se[...]

51 “ANALYSIS” with the right soft k ey. Note below how the track views change depending on what feature you used. Press th e Escape key at any tim e to return to the previous screen. 8.1.2 Delete P rior Scorecar ds and Tracks You may rem ove a saved Sc orecard/ Track from the Sonocaddie an ytime. From th e “Main” screen select “RECORD”,[...]

52 display pr ovide dif ferent types of personalized informati on and you can swi tch between t hese two views simply by pressing either one of the buttons. T ip: Anytime you click the GPS or Scorecard button, the My Course t ab and MyF older t ab both automatically switch to that view at the same time no matter what t ab you are working in. First [...]

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54 8.2.1 Manage Course Informati on under the MyCourse Tab Y ou can also use the software to manage the course informati on that is store d in your So nocaddie. T o delete a course, chec k the box besi de the desired course listed under the MyCourse tab and press the “DELETE” button to the right of the tab. T o review a Scorecard record, click [...]

55 beside the item(s) you want to upload an d click the “UPLOAD” button on the display. The infor mation immediatel y appears in My Fo lder after the transfer is complete. You can delete and review it in exactly the same way that you did for the MyCourse tab above. MyFolder can st ore 30 courses and 100 scorecards. Important : Do not disc onnec[...]

56 Appendices A. Specifications • Size H 1 16mm×W 57.8mm×T 20.9mm (H 4.6”×W 2.3”×T 0.8”) • W eight 1 19g ( 4.21 ounces) • Screen 2.2” high-resolution color LCD w/ Backlight • Operating T emperature Maximum 60 º C / 158 º F; Minimum -5 º C / 23 º F • Storage Courses My Course: 100 Scorecard: 100 T rack: 100 • Battery Rech[...]

57 C. System Requirement (Computer access not required w hen self-mapping or Pre-loaded Courses.) • XP/Vista/Windows 7 • CD-ROM • 512 MB R AM (XP) • 1 GB RAM (Vist a) or higher • 12 MB or m ore hard disk sp ace D. Abbr eviations B = Back Lon = Longitude C = Centre P = Par F = Front/Fairway Pt = Putt GIR = Gree n in Regulat ion Sd = Sand t[...]

58 deep forest, or cliff sides. Otherwise it won't receive GPS signals and will show nothing on the display. After power-up, a number/b ar will app ear on the upper-left c orner of the sc reen, which is the number of satellites received. If showing "X", it means no signal. In addition, it takes several minutes to receive stable signa[...]

59 Q3. Can I connect m y Sonocaddie to other computer devices? Answer: Apart from the computer systems approve d by Sonocadd ie, we do not provide any assurances, and advise against atte mpting to connect it to any non-approved devices . Q4. Why is the distance of the course marker different from the distance measured by Sonocaddie? Answer: 1. Firs[...]

60 3. However , some courses measure the dista nce from tee box to the green al ong the m iddle line of fairway . For example, the distance on the tee mark or scorecard shows 410 yards, but Sonocaddi e only shows 380 yards. Q5. Will I lose my data when the power goes off on my Sonocaddie? Answer: The data you store in your Sono caddie will never be[...]

61 (yard or meter) are correct. In addition, the distance in GPS device is not related with the locations of tee boxes. The distance is calculated based on the difference between your position (the “apparent” po sition) and the known position. The ap parent position is the moveable location of the GPS device which receives the signal. The known[...]

62 Regulatory Agency Compliance Federal Communication s Commission (FCC) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two conditions : (1) this device may not ca use harmful interfer ence, and (2) this device must acce pt any interfer ence r eceived, including interfer ence that may cause undesir e d o [...]