Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto GPS Kit del fabbricante Garmin
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owner’ s manual eT r ex personal navigator © 2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K.
©2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. T el. 44/1794.
1 Introduction On Y our Mark... Let the Fun Begin fun ( noun): 1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasur e. 2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the party . 3. Playful, often noisy , activity . W e don’ t know about the noise, but fun and simplicity is what the eT rex is all about.
2 T able of Contents Introduction Introduction ......................................................................... 1-8 Getting Started ................................................................... 9-17 Reference Section ...................
3 W ARNING: If you choose to use the eT rex in a vehicle, it is the sole responsibility of the owner/operator of the eT rex to secure the GPS unit so that it will not cause damage or personal injury in the event of an accident.
4 Introduction FCC Compliance Statement The eT rex complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency ener gy and, if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
5 Introduction eT rex Featur es The eT rex is a six ounce, 12 channel, hand held GPS receiver . It has a built-in GPS antenna and only five user - buttons. All buttons are located on either side of the unit, allowing for simple, one-handed operation that won’ t obstruct your view of the display .
6 eT rex Buttons Introduction Operating the eT rex is as simple as pr essing a button! The POWER Button: • T urns the unit on and off • T urns the display backlight on and off The P AGE Button: • Switches between pages and backs you out of pages.
7 Introduction eT rex Description DOWN Button UP Button ENTER Button External Power and Data Connector (top rear) Internal GPS Antenna LCD Display (with backlight) POWER Button P AGE Button Battery Co.
8 Introduction Accessories Standar d Accessories Lanyar d ....................................... Part No. 013-00052-00 Pr ovides convenient method for carrying the eT r ex. Attaches to a slot on the bottom of the unit. Owner’ s Manual .............
9 H e r e We G o. . . The Getting Started Section intr oduces you to the basic op- eration of the eT r ex. The Refer ence Section shows you how to use all of eT r ex’ s remaining featur es. The Fir st Step The eT rex operates on information gathered fr om satellites.
10 Selecting a P age All of the information needed to operate the eT rex is found on four main “pages” (or display screens). These pages are the Satellite, Map, Pointer , and Menu.
11 P age Basics Map P age Basics The Map Page shows where you ar e (the animated figure) and pr ovides a real picture of where you are going. As you travel (the animated figure “walks”) and leaves a “trail” (track log). W aypoint names and symbols are also shown on the map.
12 The Pointer Page helps guide you to a destination. When you’re moving with no particular destination in mind, the Pointer Page shows you your moving direction and speed. When you’re moving towar ds a specific destination, the Pointer Page shows you the name of the location, the distance, and time to go.
13 P age Basics Menu P age Basics The Menu Page gives you access to eT rex’ s more advanced features. W ith the Menu Page you can do neat things like customize the display , transfer information from a computer to eT rex and back again, and manage and organize all of your waypoints.
14 Let the Fun Begin! This completes a basic explanation of the page features of the eT rex. Now let’ s have some fun. Discovering the Fun Discovering the fun of using your eT rex is as easy as taking a quick walk around an open outdoor area.
15 Edit W aypoints T o change the waypoint name: 1. On the MARK WA YPOINT page , press the UP or DO WN Button to highlight the Waypoint Name ‘001’. 2. Press ENTER . T he EDIT WA YPOINT NAME Page appears . 3. Press ENTER . Using the UP or DOWN Button, scroll through the letter selections .
16 Now let’ s use the GOTO feature and the Pointer Page to travel back to our starting location. Guidance by GARMIN The eT rex guides you to a destination using a GOTO (GOTO means GOing TO a destination in a direct line). T o Start a GO T O: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the MENU P age.
17 Y ou’ve Made It! The destination name, distance to the destination and time to reach your destination ar e displayed at the top of the screen. The speed you are traveling is shown at the bottom of the screen. Once you are getting close to your destination, eT rex will give you the message “ARRIVING DESTINA TION”.
18 Intr oduction This section covers the remaining features of the eT rex that were not covered in the Getting Started section. Map P age Options In addition to the basic aspects of the Map Page that were covered on page 11, ther e is a ‘MAP OPTIONS’ feature which allows you to customize the Map Page.
19 P ointer P age Options In addition to the Pointer Page basics that were covered on page 12, the following Pointer Page options are available: • Reset Max Speed: this resets the Maximum Speed achieved during a trip. • Reset T rip: the trip time, trip distance (odometer) and average speed are r eset to zer os.
20 Sunset —the time of sunset at your present location. T rip Time —the total time you have traveled since the last trip reset. T rip Odometer —like the odometer in your car , ‘TRIP ODOMETER’ tells you how far you’ve gone since the last trip reset.
21 Mark W aypoint P age The ‘MARK W A YPOINT’ page allows you to change the waypoint symbol, name, and location (latitude and longitude). The information on page 14 showed you how to change the waypoint symbol and name. T o change the location (latitude/longitude): 1 .
22 W aypoints P age The W aypoints Page organizes all of your waypoints in alphabetical order for easy selection. It also allows you to select nine of the ‘NEAREST W A YPOINTS’, and if you want, delete all waypoints. T o select a waypoint: 1 . Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age .
23 T o start a GO T O: 1 . On the ‘REVIEW WA YPOINT’ page , press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘GO TO’. Press the ENTER button. T he ‘GO T O’ is activated with the selected waypoint as the destination. T o view the selected waypoint on the Map P age: 1 .
24 ‘Route’ and Route P age The eT rex allows you to navigate using one of three methods: • GOTO • Route • T racBack The GOTO method of navigation was briefly discussed on page 16. This section discusses the route method. The third method, T racBack, is discussed on page 27.
25 There are two ways to cr eate a route: 1 . Use existing w aypoints that reside in the eT rex. Choose ‘ROUTE’ on the Menu P age , then add a waypoint into the route from a list of av ailable waypoints . 2. Plan a ‘ROUTE’ in MapSource on a PC , and upload the ‘ROUTE’ to the eT rex.
26 T o activate a route: 1 . Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘ROUTE’. Press ENTER . T he ‘ROUTE’ Page appears . 2. Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight ‘FOLLOW’ and press ENTER .
27 ‘T r acBack’ Navigation and the T r acks P age ‘T racBack’ allows you to return along a traveled path without marking any waypoints. The eT rex draws a ‘track log’ or ‘electronic breadcr umb trail’ as you travel.
28 T o delete all tracks: 1 . On the T rack Log P age, Press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘DELETE ALL ’. Press ENTER . Th e verification window appears . 2. If you really want to delete all saved tr acks , press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘YES’.
29 Y ou may not remember the original direction of the saved track, but by using ‘BEGIN’ or ‘END’, you can always select where you want to “T racBack to” without remember - ing the directions of the saved track. T o rename a saved track: 1 .
30 T ime Zone The time zone can be set to any one of eight pr e- programmed zones or by entering the UTC T ime Offset value in the UTC offset field below the time zone field. When you select the 24 hour time format, the letters ‘lcl’ (local) appear next to the time.
31 Display P age The Display Page allows you to set the display backlight timeout (on all the time, 15 or 30 seconds, and 1 or 2 minutes) and the display contrast. T o change the Light Timeout: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age .
32 Position F ormat The default position format (and the one most commonly used) for the eT rex is latitude and longitude in degr ees and minutes (hdddº mm.mmm’). Y ou may also choose from 17 other position formats. There is also a “User” position for - mat which allows you to approximate custom-designed grids.
33 T o change the Map Datum: 1 . Press the PA G E Button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Press the UP or DOWN Button and highlight ‘SETUP’. Press ENTER . Use the UP/DOWN buttons to select ‘UNITS’. Press ENTER . The ‘UNITS’ Page appears .
34 North Refer ence ‘Reference’ r efers to the orientation of a map’ s grid. Map makers try to align the vertical lines on a map with ‘T rue Nor th’ . T rue North is the direction from any location on the earth’ s surface to the “north pole”.
35 Interface P age The Interface Page allows you to connect and use devices such as computers and differ ential GPS (DGPS) beacon receivers to the eT rex. Input/Output Settings The ‘Interface’ Settings Page allows you to use your eT rex with external NMEA devices, DGPS beacon receivers, a personal computer , etc.
36 If ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘R TCM/NMEA ’ fo r mat is selected, additional fields are provided to contr ol a GARMIN differ ential beacon receiver (e.
37 Battery Save When the eT rex is in ‘BA TTER Y SA VE’ mode, the GPS receiver is turned on and off alternatively to conserve power . T o select battery save mode: 1. Press the PA G E button and switch to the ‘MENU’ P age . Use the UP and DO WN button and highlight the ‘SETUP’ field.
38 Appendices Appendix A Specifications Physical Case: Fully-gask eted, high-impact plastic alloy , waterproof to IPX7 standards (waterproof to 1 meter for 30 minutes) Size: 4.
39 Appendices GPS - the Global Positioning System - is a navigation revolution. It’ s a technology that pinpoints a user’ s location anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day , regar dless of the weather .
40 Satellite Reception T ips The basic steps in getting the eT rex ‘r eady to navigate’ was covered on page 9. If the eT rex has pr oblems with receiving satellite signals, you will be pr ompted to answer some questions. Please follow the steps that best describes your situation: 1 .
41 1 . T he message ‘TROUBLE TRACKING SA TELLITES. ARE Y OU INDOORS NOW?’ will appear . Press the UP or DOWN button and highlight ‘NO’. Press ENTER . 2. eT rex then asks: “HA VE YOU MO VED HUNDREDS OF MILES/KM SINCE LAST USE? Press the UP or DO WN button and highlight ‘YES’.
42 Appendix D Time Offset The table below gives approximate UTC time offset for various longitudinal zones. If you are in daylight savings time, add one hour to the offset. t e s f f O e n o Z l a n i d u t i g n o L 2 1 - º 5 . 2 7 1 W o t º 0 . 0 8 1 W 1 1 - º 5 .
43 Appendix E W iring Diagram Interface formats are selected fr om the SETUP Page. The input/output lines on your eT rex ar e RS-232 compat- ible, allowing easy interface to a wide range of external devices, including PC’ s, differ ential beacon receivers, marine autopilots and/or a second GPS receiver .
44 eT rex does not turn on: 1. Check to see if the batteries are installed correctly and that the battery terminals are clean. It takes more than 10 minutes to get a location fix: 1. T here may be large obstacles overhead; move to a new location with a clear view of the sky .
45 Can I use the eT rex indoors? No . T he DEMO mode is available , but we suggest that only dealers use it. Do I need to subscribe to a service to use the eT rex? No . T he GPS satellites are owned by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and have been funded by U .
46 Grid F ormats (con’t): Swiss Grid T aiwan Grid User Defined Grid UTM/UPS (Universal T ransfer Mercator/Universal P olar Stereographic) W Malaysian R Can I turn off the T rack Log? No .
47 Appendix H Index A Accessories................................................................ 8 Auto Zoom......................................................................... 18 A verage Speed...................................................
48 Appendix H Index H Heading..............................................................19 I I/O Format.............................................................35-36 Interface Page................................................................
49 Appendix H Index S Satellite Page........................................................................9, 10 Satellite Reception..............................................................40-41 Setup Page........................................
50 W arranty W arranty GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of pur chase. GARMIN will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components which fail in normal use. Such repairs or r eplacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor .
©2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062 U.S.A. T el. 913/397.8200 Fax 913/397.8282 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K. T el. 44/1794.
owner’ s manual eT r ex personal navigator © 2000 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey , SO51 9AQ, U.K.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Garmin GPS Kit è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Garmin GPS Kit - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Garmin GPS Kit imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Garmin GPS Kit ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Garmin GPS Kit, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Garmin GPS Kit.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Garmin GPS Kit. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Garmin GPS Kit insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
