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® OREGON series 450, 450t, 550, 550t owner’s manual
Introduction Manual Conventions Introduction When you are instructed to “touch” something, use your finger to touch WarnIng that item on the screen. See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the The small arrows (>) used in the product box for product warnings text indicate that you should touch a and other important information. series of items in order. For example, if you see, “Touch Where To? This manual provides instructions for > Tracks,” you should touch the
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Introduction Contact garmin Optional accessories Contact Garmin Product Support if For a list of available accessories and you have any questions while using maps, refer to the Garmin Web site at your Oregon. In the USA, go to http://buy.garmin.com. www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913) Caring for the Oregon 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. Cleaning the Case In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Use a cloth dampened with a mild Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000. detergent so
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Table of Contents Stop Navigating ......................... 7 Table of Contents Using the Map .......................... 7 Introduction .......................... i Using the Compass ................... 9 Tips and Shortcuts .......................i Bearing and Course Pointers ...11 Manual Conventions ....................i Managing Waypoints, Product Registration ....................i Contact Garmin ..........................ii routes, and Tracks ........... 13 Optional Accessories ............
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Table of Contents Monitoring Satellite Pairing the Oregon .................. 33 Reception .............................. 22 Reset ....................................... 34 Viewing Your Oregon gPS games ....................... 23 Information ............................ 34 Geocaches .............................. 23 ™ Wherigo ................................ 23 appendix ........................... 35 Specifications .......................... 35 Customizing the Oregon .. 24 Using Demo Mode ....
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Getting Started getting Started Camera Power key lens (550 and 550t) Battery cover Touchscreen Mounting spine Latch Mini-USB connector (under weather cap) Oregon Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started To select the battery type: Battery Information 1. Touch Setup > System > Battery The Oregon uses two AA batteries. Type. Use alkaline, NiMH, or lithium 2. Touch alkaline , Lithium, or batteries. Use precharged NiMH or rechargeable niMH . lithium batteries for the best results. Standard alkaline batteries are not Long-Term Storage recommended for Oregon 550 units Remove the batteries when you do when using the camera feature. not plan to use the Oregon for several month
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Getting Started adjusting the Backlight acquiring gPS Satellite Level Signals 1. While the Oregon is on, press Before the Oregon can find your and quickly release . current location and navigate a route, you must acquire GPS signals. 1. Go outdoors to an open area, away from tall buildings and trees. 2. Turn on the Oregon. Acquiring satellite signals can take a few minutes. The bars on the Main menu indicate satellite strength. When the bars are green, the Oregon has acquired satellit
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Basic Navigation Creating Waypoints Basic navigation Waypoints are locations you record and store in the Oregon. accessing applications from the Main Menu To mark your current location as You can access all Oregon a waypoint: 1. Touch Mark Waypoint. applications from the Main menu. 2. Touch Save and Edit. 3. Touch an attribute you want to change. 4. Touch letters, numbers, or symbols to make the changes. 5. Touch (except when changing a symbol). Change other attributes, if necessary. 6
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Basic Navigation • all POI (Points of Interest)—if navigating to a supported by the preloaded Destination or optional mapping, various You can use Where To? or choose Points of Interest may be a point on the map to navigate to a listed. destination with the Oregon. • Cities—a list of the 50 closest cities to your current location. To navigate to a destination • Tides—a list of the closest using Where To?: tide stations. 1. Touch Where To?. 4. Touch go . A colored line indicates 2. To
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Basic Navigation To find a destination by spelling To navigate to a point on the the name: map: 1. On the Main menu, touch Where 1. Touch Map. To? > all POI . 2. Touch a point on the map. 2. Touch . 3. Touch the information button at 3. Touch characters to spell a part of the top of the screen. the name of your destination. 4. Touch . Information 5. Touch the destination. button 6. Touch go . A colored line indicates your course. 7. Touch > Compass. 8. Use the compass to navigate to your d
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Basic Navigation To navigate to a destination near 5. Touch a category. Items are listed a waypoint or a recent find: in order of distance from the 1. Touch Where To?. location you selected. 6. Touch a destination. 7. Touch go . A colored line indicates your course. 8. Touch > Compass. 9. Use the compass to navigate to your destination as indicated on page 9. Stopping navigation To stop navigating, touch Where To? > Stop Navigation. 2. Touch . 3. Select from the following options: Using
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Basic Navigation Zoom range Information button Zoom buttons Location marker To show or hide data fields at Map Page the top of the screen: 1. Touch Setup > Map > Data To review detailed information Fields. about a point on the map: 1. If necessary, pan to the location 2. Select 0, 2, 4, or Custom. you want to review. To change the Map page data 2. Touch the location. fields: 3. Touch the information button at 1. On the Map page, touch one of the top of the screen for additional the data fi
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Basic Navigation To save a waypoint on the Map It also provides navigation data such page: as current speed, distance to the next 1. On the Map page, touch the point point on the route, and estimated you want to save. arrival time. 2. Touch the information button at The electronic compass is similar the top of the screen. to a magnetic compass when you are stationary or walking. If you maintain a higher speed, such as traveling in an automobile, the compass uses GPS signals to determi
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Basic Navigation To calibrate the electronic Calibrating the Compass compass: Calibrate the electronic compass 1. Touch Setup > Heading > Press outdoors. Do not stand near objects To Begin Compass Calibration. that influence magnetic fields, such OR as cars, buildings, or overhead power From the Compass page, touch lines. and hold the middle of the compass. Calibrate the compass after moving 2. Touch Start and follow the on- long distances, experiencing screen directions. temperature
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Basic Navigation The bearing pointer points to Bearing and Course your destination, regardless of the Pointers direction you are moving. If the The Oregon can use either a bearing bearing pointer points toward the pointer or a course pointer on the top of the compass, you are traveling compass. The bearing pointer directly toward your destination. If indicates the direction to your it points any other direction, turn destination, and the course pointer toward that direction until th
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Basic Navigation according to the scale shown at the To change the Compass page data fields: edge of the compass ring. The scale 1. On the Compass page, touch a refers to the distance between dots data field. on the course deviation indicator. 2. Touch a data type. The course line to your destination is based on your original starting point. Move back to the “course line to destination” to compensate for deviation and to get back on course. This is most useful if you are navigating on
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Managing Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks 5. Touch (except when Managing changing a symbol). Change Waypoints, routes, other attributes, if necessary. and Tracks 6. Touch to discard the changes. Modifying Waypoints To reposition a waypoint to your You can edit waypoints to change the current location: 1. Touch Waypoint Manager. name, the symbol, the comment, the location, the elevation, and the depth 2. Touch the waypoint you want to of the waypoint. On the Oregon 550 reposition. or 550t
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Managing Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks waypoint, the picture will not be Viewing Stored routes deleted. To view a route on the map: 1. Touch route Planner . Creating routes 2. Touch the route you want to view You can create and store up to 50 > View Map. routes. Editing and Deleting To create and navigate a new routes route: You can edit any of your stored 1. Touch route Planner > >
